Billionaire filmmaker explains why he cut ties financially with family

• Tyler Perry discussed firing his aunt and ending financial support for other family members on Kirk Franklin’s YouTube series, King of Dens.
• He explained he fired his aunt, who frequently asked for money, after giving her a job she failed to perform, stating he did not want to be 'welfare' to her.
• Following his mother's death in 2009, Perry informed family members they had 60 days to secure employment, ceasing his financial assistance to them.
• Perry asserted that providing continuous financial handouts can handicap individuals, stressing the importance of working for what one wants.
• He recounted an instance where a family member became upset because he declined to give them $1 million.

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Tyler Perry gives simple reason for why he fired his aunt and cut off family financially